In Conversation with Joy Annabelle Womack (via Zoom)

📷liveshot: Vihao Pham  headshot: Jon Taylor

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DATE :  Thursday 9th October 2025, at 7pm 🇬🇧  

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Joy Annabelle Womack is an internationally celebrated ballerina, educator, and author. She was the first American woman to graduate from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet, later becoming a principal dancer with the Kremlin Ballet and performing as a guest étoile around the world.

Joy has danced leading roles in the classical and contemporary repertoire with companies across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. She is a frequent guest artist, competition juror, and master teacher, and is deeply committed to supporting the next generation of dancers.

She is the founder of the Joy Womack Ballet Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making high-level ballet education more accessible to talented dancers from diverse backgrounds. Through scholarships, training programs, and performance opportunities, the foundation supports young artists in reaching their full potential.

Her recently published memoir Behind the Red Curtain offers a candid look into the discipline, sacrifice, and beauty of a life in ballet.

Currently based in Paris, Joy continues to perform, teach, and create across borders, bringing her passion for the art form to audiences and students worldwide.

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*** The ZOOM event is FREE to LBC members ***

Non-members are welcome to join by booking below.